{
  "id": 15846652,
  "title": "State of deceased’s eyes not proof of ‘unwitnessed’ death: SC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/state-of-deceaseds-eyes-not-proof-of-unwitnessed-death-sc-15846652",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T02:04:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2038672/state-of-deceaseds-eyes-not-proof-of-unwitnessed-death-sc"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "• Court dismisses petitions challenging double-murder convictions • Verdict explains that closing eyes of a corpse is ‘religious’ custom, not legal duty ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the condition of a deceased person’s eyes at the time of death cannot conclusively establish the fact that the incident was not witnessed. The Qanun-i-Shahadat Order, 1984, does not impose a…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}